Chapter 9: Wait for me
Zhou Zheng'an glanced at her, said a faint "um", and then walked to the front with his things, leaving enough space for the two sisters.
Seeing that Zhou Zheng'an walked away, Zhou Zhixu shook Jiang Nan's arm and quipped, "How is it?" Like my gift to you or not. ”
Jiang Nan held his breath in his throat: "Zhou Zhixu must be crazy." ”
"What's wrong? What couple doesn't have a little fun to improve the quality of life of the couple? ”
Jiang Nan saw the naturalness and smile in Zhou Zhixu's eyes, she suddenly had nothing to say, she couldn't explain the beginning of her absurd marriage with Zhou Zhengan like her best friend, just like she couldn't tell her about her feelings for Zhou Zheng'an at the beginning.
Xu was because he had a friend by his side, Jiang Nan was not too nervous, Zhou Zhengan explained the situation to the family earlier, so the family welcomed Jiang Nan's arrival very much, and there was no slightest, and Zhou's mother's gentle and kind face made Jiang Nan relax all his body.
Father Zhou and Ren Xianzhi were sitting on the soft couch by the window playing chess, Father Zhou seemed to be about to lose, his expression was very focused, it was rare to pay a little attention to Jiang Nan, beckoning her to sit casually, you're welcome, he looked at Zhou Zheng'an again, and called him to come over to play chess.
Zhou's father's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Zhou Zhengan's, but he looks much more serious than Zhou Zhengan, looking like a retired old cadre.
"Old man, are you looking for your son's help?"
"You don't talk nonsense to Lao Tzu, your chess skills are not taught by me, and now you are still playing for me, aren't you?" Father Zhou made a face.
Ren Xianzhi secretly glanced at Zhou Zhixu, Zhou Zhixu glared at him, and motioned for him to let the old man, Ren Xianzhi suddenly shut up and silently withdrew the chess pieces he had just placed.
Zhou Zhengan took off his coat and hung it on the hanger, walked over, stood beside the old man and watched the chess, from time to time, he would bend down to move a chess piece for the old man, the old man was overjoyed after seeing it clearly, and looked at Ren Xianzhi provocatively.
Mother Zhou brought the tea to the living room table, glanced at the pile of their men, and couldn't help but shake her head and laughed: "This old man, the older he gets, the more he is a scoundrel, and the righteousness he had when he was young is gone." ”
Jiang Nan helped her set up a tea tray, and couldn't help but smile when she heard the words, Zhou Zhixu stuffed grapes in his mouth, next to Jiang Nan, and was also laughing.
Mother Zhou saw that the two of them were intimate, and couldn't help but be a little curious, the new daughter-in-law married by Zheng'an was so good with her youngest daughter, she looked at Jiang Nan with a smile, and this look actually reminded her.
"You're a classmate of Zhixu, right?" Mother Zhou exclaimed in surprise, causing the three of Zhou's father not far away to also look over here, Jiang Nan was a little embarrassed and nodded: "Yes." ”
"I'll tell you." , Zhou's mother looked at her husband, and her voice was a little excited: "Chuan Jie, do you remember?" At that time, when Zhixu was in school, she was often a little girl who played with Zhixu. ”
Zhou's father and Zhou's mother pay great attention to the health education of their children, and spend a lot of time and energy on the two children, Jiang Nan has already begun to walk home by himself when he is in junior high school, and Zhou Zhixu is still the little girl waiting for her parents to pick up, Jiang Nan doesn't like to go home at that time, so she will accompany Zhou Zhixu and wait for her parents to pick up.
Over time, the parents of the Zhou family also knew her, Jiang Nan has been well-behaved since she was a child, and she is the kind of child who likes the elders, so Zhou's father and Zhou's mother have a deep impression of her.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhou's mother said this, Zhou's father couldn't help but look at her deeply, and after a while, he said happily: "It's true, it seems that the little girl has a very deep fate with our Zhou family, didn't you just say that this little girl was well-behaved and sensible, but now it's okay, someone has become your daughter-in-law, and you can be satisfied." ”
Jiang Nan was shy when he heard this, and couldn't help but glance at Zhou Zhengan, he stood beside Zhou's father, and also looked at her with everyone's gaze, his eyes were faint, but the corners of his mouth were smiling, so shallow that it was not easy to notice, just like him.
After lunch, Jiang Nan accompanied Zhou's mother to watch TV, Zhou's mother mentioned to her that she wanted to see her in-laws and her wedding with Zhou Zhengan, Jiang Nan listened to Zhou's mother's arrangement, and saw Zhou Zheng'an and Ren Xian walking upstairs one after another.
"Ren Xianzhi, you smoke less!" Zhou Zhixu shouted at them.
Ren Xianzhi shook his hand with his back to his wife, but did not reply.
Zhou's mother smiled and continued to hold Jiang Nan's hand and say something.
Zhou's mother and Jiang Nan talked a lot, and they were bound to make a big deal about her and Zhou Zheng'an's marriage, and Zhou Zhixu listened very energetically next to him, and from time to time he also mentioned his opinions on the wedding as a passerby.
It wasn't until an hour later that the conversation came to an end, Zhou's mother and Zhou's father had the habit of taking a nap, and Zhou Zhixu had to go to work in the afternoon, so he sat at home for a while and left.
Zhou's mother told Jiang Nan that Zhou Zhengan's house was in the middle room on the third floor, and she could go inside to rest.
It would be estimated that Zhou Zhengan and Ren Xianzhi were still chatting, and Jiang Nan didn't want to disturb, so he planned to go to Zhou Zheng'an's house to stay, but when she reached the third floor, she actually bumped into Zhou Zhengan and Ren Xianzhi.
The two of them sat on the sky-facing chair on the terrace on the third floor, Ren Xianzhi held a half-finished cigarette in his hand, while Zhou Zheng'an put his legs together casually, leaning on the back of the chair and looking into the distance, the two chatted with each other.
I have to say that Ren Xianzhi is really much more mature than when he was in high school at the beginning, and he was still a little afraid of Zhou Zheng'an before, because of Zhou Zhixu's careful thinking, now he can calmly play with Zhou Zheng'an.
Jiang Nan didn't mean to eavesdrop on them, but she was a little stunned when she saw this scene, and she forgot to leave for a while.
She heard Ren Xianzhi's voice with a smile: "Brother, what do you think of the days after marriage?" How does it compare to pre-marriage? ”
"There are advantages to getting married, and there are advantages to not getting married, there is nothing to compare." Zhou Zhengan said flatly.
Ren Xianzhi "tsk" twice: "I think it's better to get married, every day after work, when I go home and see the little wife at home, my heart is warm." ”
Zhou Zhengan took a sip of tea and didn't speak.
"Brother Yan, when are you and Jiang Nan going to have a child?" Ren Xianzhi asked casually.
Jiang Nan was just about to lift his steps and walk, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but pause and stopped.
At a distance of five or six meters, Jiang Nan heard Zhou Zhengan's voice: "If the husband and wife don't love each other, is it worth having children?" ”
"Of course not, it's not fair to the kids." Ren Xianzhi answered quickly, and after answering the question, he shook his head to himself and expressed his strong opinion.
Obviously, he didn't study the meaning of Zhou Zheng'an's words in detail, and Jiang Nan already understood it completely.
Zhou Zhengan chuckled, adding a bit of joking to this conversation, but in Jiang Nan's ears, it was particularly harsh.
Jiang Nan suddenly found that since marrying Zhou Zheng'an, she seemed to have become more and more greedy, wishing for more and more fantasies.
Her heart was very uncomfortable.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the aunt at home began to cook, Zhou's mother was teaching Jiang Nan the skills of raising plants in winter, and she raised a bunch of plants in her own backyard, although they were not green plants, but they were also very pleasing to the eye.
At this time, there is a light yellow shimmer in the sky, which is not heartwarming, but it is also very comfortable to shine on people.
Zhou Zhengan watched them stand in front of the door for a while, and then slowly walked behind them.
Mother Zhou saw that he had changed his slippers and looked like he was going out, so she couldn't help but be a little strange: "Aren't you going to eat here in the afternoon?" She said and glanced at Jiang Nan.
"There's something going on in the research institute, I have to go over and tell you." Zhou Zhengan said.
"Today is the weekend, not to mention that today is the first time you have brought your wife here, and you just left?" Zhou's mother was slightly dissatisfied.
Zhou Zhengan looked at Jiang Nan, she didn't speak, she looked obedient, and she didn't show the slightest displeasure, but he knew in his heart that it was not good to do so.
Zhou Zhengan said to Jiang Nan: "I'm sorry, there is a temporary call from the hospital, if you don't go, you can't go, I promise to come back after handling things." ”
Jiang Nan smiled slightly: "It's okay." ”
"Then you still haven't had lunch?" Mother Zhou said angrily.
"Don't wait for me, I may not be able to catch up."
Sure enough, at six o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Zhengan called home again, saying that he would not come back for dinner in the afternoon, Zhou's mother said a few words to him, I don't know what Zhou Zheng'an said, Zhou's mother handed the phone to Jiang Nan.
Jiang Nan took it and said "feed" in a low voice.
Zhou Zhengan's low voice came: "I'll pick you up at eight o'clock in the evening and wait for me." ”
This is not clear and ambiguous, the speaker has no intention, and the listener has a heart.
Jiang Nan's heart tightened, and he replied, "Okay." ”
It's a pity that she didn't wait until eight o'clock, so she went to Zhou Zhengan with the thermos box first.
In the afternoon, the aunt at home made a lot of dumplings, and Zhou Zhixu was not there, and there were still a lot of dishes left after eating a table, Ren Xianzhi packed a dumpling for Zhou Zhixu, saying that he would send it to the hospital for her later.
Jiang Nan thought of Zhou Zhengan again, thinking that he probably wouldn't be able to eat in the afternoon, so she also packed a copy and planned to send it to Zhou Zhengan.
So when Ren Xianzhi went to deliver food, he took Jiang Nan for a ride, Ren Xianzhi inadvertently mentioned it to Jiang Nan in the car, talking about Zhou Zheng'an's love for astronomy, Jiang Nan smiled faintly on the corner of his mouth, thinking in his heart, how could she not know, she knows better than anyone what astronomy symbolizes for Zhou Zhengan, this is his lifelong dream.
Jiang Nan saw Zhou Zhengan's sketchbook when he was in junior high school, he left the sketchbook on the rooftop, but she thought he had forgotten it there, so she couldn't help but pick it up and open it curiously to look at it, but she didn't expect Zhou Zhengan to arrive on the rooftop at some point, and looked at her behind her with great interest.
Jiang Nanben was attracted by the detailed paintings, and when he turned around, he suddenly saw Zhou Zhengan, still in such a dark night, and was suddenly startled.
She hurriedly closed the book, handed it to him with both hands, and said sorry with a weak heart.